The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs

Re:The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs by bryanwb on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @04:59AM (#11812991)

Does it seem odd to anyone else that this plan seems to pretend northern NJ doesn't exist? It would make much more sense to me to make the "triboro" a full-circle rather than a half-circle. If you look at underground map of London you don't see any half-circles.

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Re:The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs by CPLX on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @08:31AM (#11813820)

This is a much deeper issue that transcends just rapid transit, and is based on the competing politics and priorities of the two different states.

For smaller scale but completely astonishing example of just how dysfunctional that whole issue is, take a look at this: http://newyorkyimby.com/2014/09/the-port-authoritys-missed-c...

We did manage to get the world's most expensive and amazing $2bn open atrium shopping mall on that site. And for just a few bucks more we could have had a direct rail connection potentially stretching all the way from Grand Central to Newark Airport. Oh well.

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Re:The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs by aninhumer on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @06:36AM (#11813364)

This and the rest of the subway system. It kind of hilarious looking at that map and seeing a dense web of subway lines with none of them going to New Jersey.

I'm guessing this is because the administrative boundary means there's no incentive for New York governance to do anything to benefit New Jersey?

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Re:The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs by akgerber on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @10:51AM (#11814761)

There are subway lines going to New Jersey— they are just operated by the Port Authority as the PATH.

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Re:The Triboro: Transit plan for the NYC Boroughs by cauterized on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @08:54AM (#11813959)

And vice-versa. See also: ARC.

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